Chapter 8 Delegatable tasks for the Nursing Assistant or unlicensed Assistive Personnel Created 10/2011

Delegate the right task to the right delegatee: Be familiar with the experience of the delegatee, his or her scope of practice and job description, agency policy and procedures, and the state’s nurse practice act. Do the following exercise. Match the picture with its function. Click the text box and the image will go to its source. The correct text and image slide will be first followed by the exercise.

Ambulation Hearing aids Condom Catheter Vital signs Elastic stockings Deep breathing and coughing Bathing Bed making Collecting Specimens Emptying certain drainage containers Toileting clients Transferring clients to a chair or bed Turning and repositioning clients

Ambulation Hearing aids Condom Catheter Vital signs Elastic stockings Deep breathing and coughing Bathing Bed making Collecting Specimens Emptying certain drainage containers Toileting clients Transferring clients to a chair or bed Turning and repositioning clients

Feeding Filling water containers Giving an enema Giving a sitz bath Measuring height and weight Performing range of motion exercises Providing Hair care Providing skin care Oral hygiene Recording intake and output Stocking unit supplies Transferring specimens to the laboratory

Feeding Filling water containers Giving an enema Giving a sitz bath Measuring height and weight Performing range of motion exercises Providing Hair care Providing skin care Oral hygiene Recording intake and output Stocking unit supplies Transferring specimens to the laboratory

Using a piece of paper write in the text to match the images on the next two slides. To check your answers click on the image below.

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L.

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. k. L.